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Making the World Turn

Episode 2 of 3

2/6. Making the World Turn: The Enlightenment was one of the most dramatic periods in Scottish history. Dr Fiona Watson looks at great thinkers and scientists of the age.

2/6. Making the World Turn: The Enlightenment was one of the most dramatic periods in Scottish history. It witnessed the birth of New Knowledge that shaped the modern world. Dr Fiona Watson looks at great thinkers and scientists including David Hume, Adam Smith, Thomas Reid, Joseph Black and James Hutton, revealing how their worked sparked the industrial revolution, modern economic thinking and the end of the mass slave trade.

25 minutes

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Tue 7 Aug 2007 22:05

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  • Tue 7 Aug 2007 22:05